bathometer

[ buh-thom-i-ter ]

noun

, Oceanography.

1. a device for ascertaining the depth of water.

bathometer

/ ˌbæθəˈmɛtrɪk; bəˈθɒmɪtə; bəˈθɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. an instrument for measuring the depth of water

bathometer

/ bə-thŏm′ĭ-tər /

1. An instrument that is used to measure water depth without the use of a sounding line. The bathometer does not require a line to extend to the bottom because it measures the difference in the gravitational effect of the water surface and of solid ground.

Derived Forms

• bathometric, adjective
• bathometry, noun
• ˌbathoˈmetrically, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bathometer¹

First recorded in 1870–75; batho- + -meter

Example Sentences

But the most ingenious of all contrivances for finding the depth of the sea is Siemen's Bathometer, a very recent invention.

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Bathometer, bath-om′et-ėr, n. an instrument for ascertaining depth.

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